SpaceX Dragon takes flight
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SpaceX Dragon takes flight
SpaceX Dragon takes flight
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After fixing a check valve that caused an abort for the Falcon 9/Dragon launch on Saturday morning, SpaceX successfully launched the combination at 3:44 am Eastern Time today. SpaceX employees were heard cheering on the webcast as Dragon's solar panels deployed, and the spacecraft is now orbiting the Earth on its second mission. Should all go well, Dragon will attempt to become the first commercially developed spacecraft to berth with the International Space Station.
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NASA
After fixing a check valve that caused an abort for the Falcon 9/Dragon launch on Saturday morning, SpaceX successfully launched the combination at 3:44 am Eastern Time today. SpaceX employees were heard cheering on the webcast as Dragon's solar panels deployed, and the spacecraft is now orbiting the Earth on its second mission. Should all go well, Dragon will attempt to become the first commercially developed spacecraft to berth with the International Space Station.
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Re: SpaceX Dragon takes flight
Nieuwer nieuws:
The Dragon's solar panels have unfurled and are now powering the craft.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will spend most of the day climbing as it makes its way to the International Space Station (ISS). The schedule will be much more active tonight. At 12:47am Pacific Time, Dragon will attempt to prove it is safe to be allowed into the 220-yard safety zone around the station. Dragon will perform a first ISS flyby this evening before it begins its demonstrations. Should those go well, the vehicle will perform another flyby while astronauts aboard the station check to see that they are communicating properly with it.
The Dragon's solar panels have unfurled and are now powering the craft.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will spend most of the day climbing as it makes its way to the International Space Station (ISS). The schedule will be much more active tonight. At 12:47am Pacific Time, Dragon will attempt to prove it is safe to be allowed into the 220-yard safety zone around the station. Dragon will perform a first ISS flyby this evening before it begins its demonstrations. Should those go well, the vehicle will perform another flyby while astronauts aboard the station check to see that they are communicating properly with it.
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Re: SpaceX Dragon takes flight
De Dragon is inmiddels gegrepen door de grijparm van het ISS.
Voor fotos zie: http://www.onorbit.com/node/4664
Als ik het goed begrepen heb wordt zodadelijk om ongeveer 18 uur Nederlandse tijd gepoogd om de Dragon m.b.v. de grijparm naar de ISS te bewegen voor de uiteindelijke koppeling daarmee.
Zie NASA TV voor rechtstreeks beeld.
Voor fotos zie: http://www.onorbit.com/node/4664
Als ik het goed begrepen heb wordt zodadelijk om ongeveer 18 uur Nederlandse tijd gepoogd om de Dragon m.b.v. de grijparm naar de ISS te bewegen voor de uiteindelijke koppeling daarmee.
Zie NASA TV voor rechtstreeks beeld.
Hydrogen economy is a Hype.
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Re: SpaceX Dragon takes flight
Koppeling van Dragon met ISS heeft inmiddels plaatsgevonden.
Voor fotos van deze operatie zie: http://www.onorbit.com/node/4665
Voor fotos van deze operatie zie: http://www.onorbit.com/node/4665
Hydrogen economy is a Hype.
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De Dragon capsule, met 600 kg retourlading aan boord, is vanochtend losgekoppeld van het ISS.
Over 10 minuten, om 16:51 Nederlandse tijd, wordt de remraket ontstoken en betreedt de Dragon de aardatmosfeer.
Om 17:35 gaat dan de parachute open en om 17:44 zal de Dragon landen.
Live uitzending op NASA TV
Over 10 minuten, om 16:51 Nederlandse tijd, wordt de remraket ontstoken en betreedt de Dragon de aardatmosfeer.
Om 17:35 gaat dan de parachute open en om 17:44 zal de Dragon landen.
Live uitzending op NASA TV
Hydrogen economy is a Hype.